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Setting in 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

knowledge and, occasionally, pronounced comatose or unconscious patients as dead (Premature Burial). There were documented instanc...

The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe and Revenge

that "The Cask of Amontillado" centers more around the theme of revenge than do any of Poes gruesome works. "The Cask of Amontill...

Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

have his works lived on, his style and teachings have as well. When he wrote Murders in the Rue Morgue, it was probably the first ...

Analysis of the Poem 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe

talk that he had "hastened his wifes death to write the poem" (Allen 3). There can be little doubt that the poem itself is obvi...

Overview of 'The Tell Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe

healthily, how calmly, I can tell you the whole story" (Poe NA). The narrator immediately informs us that something horrible and...

3 Short Stories by Poe Analyzed

anxiety. It serves to house the blame for the narrators actions. And, in terms of imagery, the ending of this classic tale speaks ...

'The Black Cat' by Edgar Allan Poe and Dramatic Irony

the other until, in the end, exhaustion overcomes it. We see this not only in Maggie herself, but in Skipper and Brick, and the in...

Poetry and Time

can one accept that time runs out and that everyone will die someday? After all, time is of the essence. How does one love, be hap...

'The Fall of the House of Usher' and 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

of his contemporaries, [Poe] refused to soften or idealize mortality and kept its essential horror in view But what is the "essen...

Historical Literary Periods and Transporting Readers to Another Time

In eight pages the importance of setting historical setting in order to take readers back to an earlier period is considered in an...

Emotion in 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe

In six pages the emotional undercurrent that pervades this horrific short story by Edgar Allan Poe is examined. Three sources are...

'The Spectacles' by Edgar Allan Poe and His Use of Satire

In ten pages this research paper provides a biographical sketch of Edgar Allan Poe along with critical assessment but the central ...

Colonial to Romantic Period American Literature

In five pages this paper examines how American literature evolved from he colonial times of Jonathan Edwards, John Winthrop, Benja...

Character Analysis of the Narrator in 'Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe

types of decaying vegetation. The vegetation even permeates the external nooks and crannies of the house itself in the form of a ...

American Literature's Romantic Movement

in the goodness of man and the mans natural state is in nature and is burdened by civilization (Campbell). The doctrine of sensibi...

Transcendentalists and Nathaniel Hawthorne

even on good speaking terms with him. This leads the rest of the townsfolk to determine that Brown is crazy making Hawthornes poin...

Edgar Allan Poe, September 11, 2001, Revenge, and Judgment

that "justice" was being defined since 9/11 appears to equate it with vengeance. A headline in the November 16th edition of the ...

Gothic Hero Edgar Allan Poe in 'Ligeia' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher'

won, beating out a number of well-known short story writers. Poe needed money badly, and decided to embark on a side career as a s...

4 Questions on Literature

In five pages four questions pertaining to Frederick Douglass, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Emily Dickinson, and Edgar Allan Poe are consi...

Story Synopsis of 'The Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe

In three pages a synopsis of this famous short story by Edgar Allan Poe is presented. There are no other sources cited....

Literature and Women's Social Status

close to his sister, one has to contemplate the possibility of incest which adds to the seductiveness that many authors attribute ...

Portrayals of Humanity and Science in Frankenstein and Maezel's Chess Player

A 5 page analysis of humanity and science as they are portrayed by Mary Shelly's and Edgar Allan Poe. 2 sources....

Death Theme in Poetry of the Early Nineteenth Century

In five pages this paper examines how the death theme predominates in the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Lydia Huntle...

Gothic to the Extreme in the Writings of Flannery O'Conner and Edgar Allan Poe

In five pages this paper discusses the Gothic aspects of the writings by Flannery O'Connor and Edgar Allan Poe. Five sources are ...

Theme of Death and Life Experiences in 'The Cask of Amontillado' and 'Masque of the Red Death' by Edgar Allan Poe

structure" leaving "means neither of ingress or egress" (799). David R. Dudley states: "The Masque of the Red Death is a vanita...

Joyce, Faulkner, Poe, and Their Short Stories' Gender Relationships

In five pages this paper examines the gender relationships featured in 'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner, 'Ligeia' by Edgar A...

Perfection Seeking in Literature

Using these two authors as our information base, we might say that one, in light of our life today, chose an unrealistic goal. The...

Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and the Horror Genre

In 5 pages this paper examines how the horror short story genre was developed in 'Rappaccini's Daughter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne an...

Gothic Stories of Edgar Allan Poe and Their Domestic Settings

In three pages this paper considers the deceptively ordinary domestic settings of the Gothic stories of Edgar Allan Poe and how th...

Symbolic Motifs and Gothic Imagery of 'The Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe

In six pages this paper discusses how supernatural, dualism, and death motifs are emphasized through Gothic imagery in this famous...